Stephen Sondheim
Writing
Stephen Joshua Sondheim (/ˈsɒndhaɪm/; March 22, 1930 – November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. Regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theatre, he is credited with reinventing the American musical. With his frequent collaborators Harold Prince and James Lapine, Sondheim's Broadway musicals tackled unexpected themes beyond the genre's traditional subjects while addressing darker elements of the human experience. His music and lyrics are tinged with complexity, sophistication, and ambivalence about various aspects of life. Sondheim's interest in musical theatre began at a young age, and Oscar Hammerstein II mentored him. He started his career by writing the lyrics for West Side Story (1957) and Gypsy (1959). He transitioned to writing both music and lyrics for the theatre, with his best-known works including A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), and Into the Woods (1987). Sondheim's numerous awards and nominations include eight Tony Awards, an Academy Award, eight Grammy Awards, an Olivier Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. He also was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 1993 and a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015. A theatre is named after him both on Broadway and in London's West End. Film adaptations of his works include West Side Story (1961), Gypsy (1962), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), A Little Night Music (1977), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(2007), Into the Woods (2014), and West Side Story (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Sondheim, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Writing63
movieMerrily We Roll Along
2025
Lyricist, Musical, Writer
movieWest Side Story
2025
Lyricist
movieCandide
2023
Lyricist
movieWest Side Story
2021
Lyricist, Theatre Play
movieSimply Sondheim
2021
Writer
movieNational Theatre Live: Follies
2017
Musical, Lyricist, Writer
movieGypsy
2015
Musical, Lyricist, Writer
movieInto the Woods
2014
Musical, Lyricist
movieSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2014
Musical, Lyricist, Writer
movieFollies
2013
Lyricist, Writer, Musical
movieSix by Sondheim
2013
Writer
movieMerrily We Roll Along
2013
Lyricist, Writer, Musical
movieSunday In the Park with George
2013
Musical, Lyricist
movieCompany
2011
Lyricist, Writer, Musical
movieInto the Woods
2011
Musical, Writer
movieCompany: A Musical Comedy
2008
Lyricist, Writer, Musical
movieSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007
Musical, Lyricist
Candide
2007
Writer
moviePassion
2005
Writer
movieCandide
2005
Lyricist
movieAssassins
2004
Lyricist
moviePutting It Together
2001
Musical, Lyricist, Writer
movieCompany
1996
Musical, Lyricist, Writer
moviePassion
1996
Musical, Lyricist, Writer
movieGypsy
1994
Lyricist, Theatre Play
movieGypsy: Live from the Southern Arizona Light Opera Company
1992
Writer, Theatre Play
movieCandide
1991
Lyricist
movieInto the Woods
1991
Musical, Writer
movieCandide
1986
Writer, Lyricist
movieSunday in the Park with George
1986
Musical, Lyricist, Writer
movieFollies: In Concert
1986
Lyricist
movieSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1982
Musical, Lyricist, Writer
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Writer, Theatre Play
movieA Little Night Music
1977
Lyricist, Musical
moviePacific Overtures
1976
Musical, Lyricist, Writer
movieEvening Primrose
1966
Writer, Lyricist
movieA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
Lyricist, Musical
movieGypsy
1962
Lyricist, Theatre Play
movieWest Side Story
1961
Lyricist
movieFollies
Lyricist
Sound58
movieMerrily We Roll Along
2025
Music, Original Music Composer
movieInto the Woods
2014
Songs, Original Music Composer
movieSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2014
Music, Songs, Original Music Composer
movieFollies
2013
Songs
movieMerrily We Roll Along
2013
Music, Songs
movieSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2012
Original Music Composer
movieCompany
2011
Songs, Original Music Composer
movieCompany: A Musical Comedy
2008
Songs, Original Music Composer
movieSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007
Music, Songs, Original Music Composer
moviePassion
2005
Songs, Original Music Composer
movieAssassins
2004
Music, Songs
movieSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
2001
Music, Songs, Original Music Composer
moviePutting It Together
2001
Songs, Original Music Composer
movieCompany
1996
Songs, Original Music Composer
moviePassion
1996
Songs, Original Music Composer
movieAnyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
1995
Original Music Composer
movieSondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992
Songs, Original Music Composer
tvPerformance
1991
Original Music Composer
movieInto the Woods
1991
Songs, Original Music Composer
movieAssassins
1990
Music, Songs
movieDick Tracy
1990
Original Music Composer, Songs
movieSunday in the Park with... Stephen
1990
Original Music Composer
movieSunday in the Park with George
1986
Songs, Original Music Composer
movieFollies: In Concert
1986
Songs, Original Music Composer
movieSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1982
Songs, Original Music Composer
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Songs, Music
movieReds
1981
Original Music Composer
movieA Little Night Music
1977
Songs, Original Music Composer
moviePacific Overtures
1976
Songs, Music, Original Music Composer
tvLive from Lincoln Center
1976
Original Music Composer
movieStavisky...
1974
Original Music Composer
movieOriginal Cast Album: Company
1970
Music, Songs
movieEvening Primrose
1966
Songs, Original Music Composer
movieA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
Songs, Original Music Composer
Merrily We Roll Along
Music, Songs
movieFollies
Songs
Acting52
movieGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
Stephen Sondheim
movietick, tick... BOOM!
2021
Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)
movieOn Broadway
2019
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
movieSix by Sondheim
2013
Self / Joe
movieSondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
Self - Honoree
movieCamp
2003
Self
movieA Conversation With Composer Stephen Sondheim
1997
Stephen Sondheim
movieCompany
1996
Self
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Stephen Sondheim (voice)
movieFollies: In Concert
1986
Self- Composer
movieJune Moon
1974
Maxie Schwartz
tvGreat Performances
1971
Maxie Schwartz / Self
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Nominee